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Fuerte De Isla Verde
Fuerte de Isla Verde ( en, Green Island Fort) was a military installation formerly located in Algeciras, Spain. It occupied the Isla Verde ( en, Green Island), which gave its name to the city as a whole (via the Arabic name Al-Jazira Al-Khadra', en, Green Island, corrupted into "Algeciras"). The elongated island, which stood a short distance offshore of the city's old town, was already the site of an artillery battery in 1720. In 1734 the fort was constructed on the island to the plans of the military engineer Juan de Subreville. Further remodeling took place in 1745 under Lorenzo de Solís. The installation, which followed the roughly triangular shape of the island, was initially equipped with three batteries. These were: * The ''Algeciras Battery'' (known from 1745 as the ''San Cristobal Battery'', en, St. Christopher's Battery), situated on the eastern side of the island. It faced northwards and controlled the maritime access routes to the New Town of Algeciras. It was ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuerte De Isla Verde (11)
Fuerte de Isla Verde ( en, Green Island Fort) was a military installation formerly located in Algeciras, Spain. It occupied the Isla Verde, Algeciras, Isla Verde ( en, Green Island), which gave its name to the city as a whole (via the Arabic language, Arabic name Al-Jazira Al-Khadra', en, Green Island, corrupted into "Algeciras"). The elongated island, which stood a short distance offshore of the city's old town, was already the site of an artillery battery in 1720. In 1734 the fort was constructed on the island to the plans of the military engineer Juan de Subreville. Further remodeling took place in 1745 under Lorenzo de Solís. The installation, which followed the roughly triangular shape of the island, was initially equipped with three batteries. These were: * The ''Algeciras Battery'' (known from 1745 as the ''San Cristobal Battery'', en, St. Christopher's Battery), situated on the eastern side of the island. It faced northwards and controlled the maritime access routes to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |